20201024018359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Carefree, AZ · October 24, 2020

Date: October 24, 2020 · 10:30 local
Place: Carefree, AZ
Airport: Sky Ranch At Carefree
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7029T
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA023
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total2,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7029TRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2022 · Cessna 172S/N 46629 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At about 10:30 on 10/24/202 aircraft N7029T, a Cessna 172, suffered significant damage during a hard landing just short of runway 6 at airport 18AZ in Carefree Arizona. The pilot stated that while enroute from dvt to payzon, Arizona, when smoke was observed coming from behind the instrument panel. He decided to land at 18AZ to look at the airplane. While on final approach to runway 6, the airplane stalled from about 10 feet AGL and landed hard, about 20 feet short of the runway. The pilot?s medical indicated that he must use hearing amplification. He was using noise canceling headset for hearing amplification and he did not hear the stall warning horn. The passenger thinks she heard the horn. The NTSB had the airport fire department personnel confirm flight control continuity from the control yoke to the elevator and apply air pressure on the pitot tube, and observed movement of the airspeed indicator.

As the FAA filed it

AT ABOUT 10:30 ON 10/24/202 AIRCRAFT N7029T, A CESSNA 172, SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 6 AT AIRPORT 18AZ IN CAREFREE ARIZONA. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM DVT TO PAYZON, ARIZONA, WHEN SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE DECIDED TO LAND AT 18AZ TO LOOK AT THE AIRPLANE. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 6, THE AIRPLANE STALLED FROM ABOUT 10 FEET AGL AND LANDED HARD, ABOUT 20 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT?S MEDICAL INDICATED THAT HE MUST USE HEARING AMPLIFICATION. HE WAS USING NOISE CANCELING HEADSET FOR HEARING AMPLIFICATION AND HE DID NOT HEAR THE STALL WARNING HORN. THE PASSENGER THINKS SHE HEARD THE HORN. THE NTSB HAD THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL CONFIRM FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY FROM THE CONTROL YOKE TO THE ELEVATOR AND APPLY AIR PRESSURE ON THE PITOT TUBE, AND OBSERVED MOVEMENT OF THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR21LA023Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCarefree, AZThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Oct 24, 2020 · Substantial damage